Despite the significant disease burden, Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), previously known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), lacks effective diagnostics and therapeutics. Emily Taylor, President and CEO of Solve M.E., explains why dedicated research for Infection-Associated Chronic Conditions and Illnesses (IACCIs) such as ME/CFS is vitally needed.
With the health implications of long Covid still being analysed and discovered, personal injury specialist Dan Poet from Thompsons Solicitors answers questions about the disease and its implications for the UK workforce.
15 new studies, backed by £19.6 million through the National Institute for Health Research, will expand research into diagnosing and treating long COVID.
Scientists examining how COVID impacts the entire human body, not just the lungs, believe that there could be a link between the endothelium and Long COVID.
The study found that missing a second COVID dose could "prolong" the pandemic, with more than 5 million people in the US not taking their scheduled dose.
Scientists from the University of Manchester have discovered an alteration in the immune system of COVID-19 patients 6 months after hospitalisation, which could be linked to poorer health outcomes.
According to a new study, by researchers at Danderyd Hospital and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, 1 in 10 people still experience symptoms of COVID-19 8 months after infection.
Four new research studies looking into Long COVID in the community will receive funding worth £18.5 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
